Markon
IT Project Manager
🇺🇸 Chantilly, VA
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $180K - $200K
💻 Project Management
🗓️ August 26th, 2025
PowerBI
Edtech.com's Summary
Markon is hiring an IT Project Manager to support their Intelligence Customer by managing IT projects through all phases, ensuring alignment with customer goals and program requirements. The role involves overseeing project management framework compliance, coordinating teams, tracking timelines, preparing documentation, and facilitating project briefings and security accreditation efforts.
Highlights
- Manage IT projects from initiation to completion, ensuring customer alignment and program compliance.
- Oversee Project Management Framework (PMF) tasks such as scheduling, deliverable reviews, and meeting coordination.
- Track project timelines using Microsoft Project, PMTool, and other data visualization platforms.
- Perform technical writing and maintain project documentation and PMF deliverables.
- Coordinate with internal teams, external offices, and customer security for Certification and Accreditation (C&A) processes.
- Require active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph (FSP).
- Prefer certifications or formal training in both traditional and Agile project management (e.g., PMP).
- Demonstrate experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, Access, and project tracking tools.
- Salary range from USD $180,000 to $200,000 per year.
- Strong communication skills and ability to operate independently and under pressure in a mission-driven environment.
IT Project Manager Full Description
Overview:
Eager to join a team where your skills are valued, your growth is nurtured, and your impact is profound? Look no further than Markon, a premier consulting firm deeply dedicated to advancing our nation's most critical missions.
At Markon, we don't just offer jobs – we offer opportunities for personal and professional transformation. Empowering our employees to lead, innovate, and excel, we foster an environment where new ideas are not just welcomed but celebrated. As a perennial Washington Post Top Workplace, we prioritize the well-being and success of our team members, ensuring they can bring their best selves to work.
Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, Markon has garnered national recognition for our unwavering dedication to excellence in serving the intelligence community, as well as federal civilian and defense agencies. Our growing reach extends across 17 states, 116 countries, and 5 continents, where our team of dynamic professionals collaborates to deliver unparalleled program and project management services.
Markon values people and the tremendous impact each individual can make – which is why we’re consistently recognized as one of the best places to work in federal government consulting. Here, you can help solve the nation’s most important challenges, surrounded by colleagues who help you grow, advance, and succeed. We are deeply dedicated to what matters – bringing out the best in each other to advance our clients’ missions.
Join us and make a meaningful impact.
Join us and make a meaningful impact.
Markon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.
Benefits Offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Training and Tuition Assistance, Paid Time Off, and Holidays.
Description:
Description:
Markon is seeking an IT Project Manager to support our Intelligence Customer.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Manage IT projects from initiation through completion, ensuring alignment with customer objectives and programmatic requirements.
- Oversee all aspects of PMF (Project Management Framework) compliance, including scheduling, control gates, deliverable reviews, meeting coordination, and documentation.
- Track and manage project timelines using tools such as Microsoft Project, PMTool, and other customer-specified data visualization platforms.
- Perform technical writing, including the development, version control, and maintenance of project documentation, PMF deliverables, and baseline materials.
- Monitor and manage project action items, procurement activities, and related research and documentation.
- Prepare and deliver project briefings and status reports to stakeholders.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external offices to leverage shared expertise and ensure project success.
- Coordinate with customer security personnel to support project Certification and Accreditation (C&A) efforts.
Qualifications:
- Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph (FSP).
- Project Management Expertise: Certifications or formal training in traditional and Agile project management methodologies (e.g., PMP).
- IT Project Experience: Proven experience managing technical/IT projects within the Customer environment, including oversight of technical teams, navigating control gates, technical review boards, and obtaining Customer acceptance.
- Customer Environment Knowledge: Strong understanding of the Customer's field operations, organizational structure, internal policies, processes, and Project Management Framework.
- Communication & Coordination: Excellent written and oral communication skills; demonstrated ability to coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to gather requirements, plan and execute projects within scope, budget, and timeline.
- High-Pressure Performance: Ability to deliver quality work on short deadlines in a fast-paced and potentially high-stress environment.
- Multitasking & Independence: Skilled in managing multiple projects simultaneously; self-starter with the ability to work independently and collaboratively within dynamic teams.
- Technical Proficiency: Expert-level skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Visio, and Access
- Experience with project tracking tools and official Customer messaging systems
- Mission Focused: Strong dedication to mission success; willing to go the extra mile to meet time-critical requirements.
- Background in field communications and coordination
Desired Skills:
- Experience with ServiceNow and PowerBI
Salary Range: USD $180,000.00 - USD $200,000.00 /Yr.
The Markon pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
